The last time New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul played at Cowboys Stadium he had a dominant performance—eight tackles, two sacks, including one for a safety, a forced fumble and a game-ending blocked field goal attempt to preserve the Giants’ 37-34 victory.

This season, the Pierre-Paul highlight tape is not as dazzling. He has 4 1/2 sacks heading into Sunday’s return to Cowboys Stadium—he had 8 1/2 through seven games last season—with opponents taking extreme measures to keep him from taking over.

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has 4 1/2 sacks this season, four fewer than he had at this point last season. (AP Photo)

However, Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell still sees a dominant player when he watches tape of Pierre-Paul.

“JPP plays at a very high level,” Fewell said. “To produce those numbers consistently, that’s a little bit unrealistic. He has the capability to do that. When I look at the tape, I see him just dominate, and it might not show up in the statistics, but it shows up on the coaches tape where he just dominates a football game.”